GREER - Oleta Rippy Camp, 91, of The Cottages at Brushy Creek, formerly of Laurens, died Thursday, June 25, 2009. Born in Blacksburg, she was the widow of Fay A. Camp and daughter of the late E.E. Rippy and the late Victoria Byers Rippy. More...

It goes without saying that this week has been pretty eventful. In the past few days, North Korea has become more bold in its speech toward the West, promising to rain a "nuclear shower" on the U.S. More...

Katie Gifillan and B.J. Bowling are pictured here with The Gaffney Ledger during a recent trip to Las Vegas. They accompanied Rick and Susan Gilfillan, who were on hand to celebrate Katie's graduation from USC with a nursing degree. More...

South Carolina is suffering The state's unemployment rate for May topped the 12 percent mark, continuing a climb to never-before-seen stratospheric heights. The bad news, however, does not stop there. More...

No one could have seen Wednesday's announcement by Gov. Mark Sanford coming; not even longtime family friend and former Cherokee County Republican Party Chairperson Joan Wheeler. "The governor and his family are very dear friends of mine. More...

Former Gaffney High and USC Upstate standout men's golfer Josh Gallman is in elite company. Gallman is ranked 91st among amateur players in the United States, in the latest GOLFWEEK/Amateurgolf.com rankings. More...

Dear Editor: The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is set to host its bi-annual Legislative Breakfast Monday, June 29, at 7:15 at Stephenson Dining Hall on the campus of Limestone College. The panel will include Senator Harvey Peeler; Rep. More...

South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler (R-Cherokee) issued the following statement Thursday: "I'm deeply disturbed that NO ONE knew where Governor Sanford was over the last five days. More...